1
as in to restore
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
supporters of preservation hope to recreate the architectural splendor that the old movie theater had when it first opened
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as in to play
to engage in activity for amusement
an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century
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or recreate
as in to reconstruct
to make (something) exist or appear to exist again
The museum staff re-created the entire village based on historical drawings and descriptions. The performers re-create famous Civil War battles.
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Recent Examples of recreate
Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
Housing could be developed and created elsewhere, but this cannot be re-created anywhere else.
—Tyler Faurot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Just the act of re-creating the infamous shot, broadcast to the world, of a terrorist’s appearance on a balcony stirred something in Förderer.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
With the proliferation of flexible work arrangements over the last five years, re-creating workstreams in a fully virtual environment has become a key challenge that businesses need to get right.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Many modern retro re-releases try to re-create these kinds of games with more standardized joystick and button controls, but the results can be limited at best and unplayable at worst.
—Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
Housing could be developed and created elsewhere, but this cannot be re-created anywhere else.
—Tyler Faurot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Just the act of re-creating the infamous shot, broadcast to the world, of a terrorist’s appearance on a balcony stirred something in Förderer.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
With the proliferation of flexible work arrangements over the last five years, re-creating workstreams in a fully virtual environment has become a key challenge that businesses need to get right.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Recreate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recreate. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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